Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 25 Conquering Chen Mo ([-])
The palm seal of the chief inspector of ceremonies and the chief eunuch holding the pen are to a large extent an internal check and balance relationship. The palm seal has a high status and the real power of the pen is in hand, so the emperor can rest easy.

However, in history, Chen Ju was able to concurrently serve as the admiral of the East Factory as the eunuch who was in charge of ceremonies and took over half of the real power of the chief eunuch Bingbi.What's even more remarkable is that he was also recognized as a "virtuous eunuch" by the civil official group at the same time, which was very surprising in the Wanli Dynasty when the struggle between the imperial power and the civil official group was extremely fierce.

Extraordinary people must have extraordinary abilities, so Gao Yushi is very happy to establish a good relationship with this virtuous official.

Chen Ju is indeed as his name suggests, well-behaved, ready to leave after finishing his errands, and he doesn't seem to have the western habit of asking for red envelopes and tips.But it is rare for Gao Yushi to have the opportunity to be alone with him and get closer to him. How could he let him go so easily?At that moment, he greeted the guests with a pleasant smile: "Mr. Chen has worked so hard here. If you don't mind, you might as well sit in Xiaosheng's study. Although it's not a meal, Xiaosheng also has some good tea from my uncle here, which happens to be the same as Mr. Chen's."

Chen Ju didn't seem to expect that Gao Wushi would let him drink tea at all, and he seemed a little flattered, and hurriedly bowed: "Mr. Your Majesty does some errands like serving tea and running errands, this is what slaves should do, so how dare you talk about hard work?"

Gao Wushi laughed, waved his hands in a pretentious manner, and said, "Isn't it an important job to serve the Holy Majesty? The Majesty is at ease, not worrying about chores, so he has the energy to think about the world's affairs. So let me tell you, this minister and eunuch Each must have his own department and perform his own responsibilities. Only in this way can the world enjoy long-term peace and stability;

Chen Ju was overjoyed when he heard this, nodded his head in haste, and said, "Mr. Xiao Gao learned a lesson, isn't that the reason? Although slaves and maidservants are humble, they always do their best to serve the Holy One, don't they? Oh, that's really just a fear." A little incompetence made the Holy Majesty feel resentment, and he was more emotional when the big government was unfolding. Although Mr. Xiao Gao... er, this, is still young, but this insight is really second-to-none in the world!"

Once such a scene is said, the distance between the two sides will be shortened rapidly. Now it is a piece of cake to invite Chen Ju to drink tea or something.

Chen Ju is an eunuch in the palace, so there is no need to shy away from being invited into the backyard of the Gao Mansion. At that moment, Gao Yushi invited Chen Ju to his study, and the two daughters, watching the moon and listening to the piano, hurriedly prepared tea, leaving the two to talk alone .

Drinking tea was just a rhetoric, and Gao Yushi mainly wanted to ask about the recent situation in the palace, so after the two parties sat down as guests and hosts, they took the initiative to ask: "Mr. At the age of nine, he was selected into the palace and assigned to be called under Jin Zhaigong's sect?"

Although Chen Ju was surprised why Gao Yushi knew about the past of such an inconspicuous eunuch in the inner court, the question was a bit scratchy. He sat up slightly, cupped his hands and said, "It's all trusted by the late Emperor Shizong. The slaves and maidservants are fortunate to be able to listen to the teachings of Lord Zhai sooner or later. Although Lord Zhai has passed away for many years, his earnest teachings, voice and smile are just like face to face... Oh, those years have really benefited a lot."

The so-called Lord Jinzhai was Gao Zhongshiye, the great eunuch during the reign of Emperor Shizong Jiajing.The epitaph after Gao Zhong's death was written by Xu Jie, who was a scholar at the time. Another scholar, Yuan Wei Shudan, was sealed by Zhu Xizhong, the Duke of Cheng and the governor of the rear army, which shows his status at that time.

Gao Wushi invited Chen Ju to drink tea today. He had no specific intention at all. The mention of this was just to narrow the distance between his hearts. Already obtained the status of a child?"

When Chen Ju heard Gao Wushi's words, he was very surprised: "How did the trivial matters in this servant's family fall into Mr. Gao's ears?"

Gao Wushi smiled and said: "It's a coincidence that Mr. Chen is from Ansu County, Baoding, right? Mr. Chen still remembers the story of my third uncle presiding over the big exam in the 38th year of Jiajing? Then the current county magistrate of Ansu County, Liang Wu It is because Ji Wei Ke was born in the same Jinshi, so he is my third uncle's disciple. Last time, he came to Beijing to congratulate my third uncle on his recovery. Unexpectedly, the third uncle was on duty in the cabinet that day, so he ordered the special boy to receive one or two first. During the chat, it happened that Chen Gong visited Xinzheng last time, the boy praised Chen Gong for his uprightness, and Liang Xianzun mentioned the matter of your younger brother..."

Chen Ju was both surprised and delighted when he heard it, and hurriedly said: "Oh, Mr. Xiao Gao's absurd praise, really absurd praise, how dare the servants be given the reputation of 'Yazheng'..." He paused for a while, and there were three eyes in his eyes. Looking forward to it: "Liang Xianzun is... er, Mr. Xiao Gao's senior brother?"

Since Gao Gong brought Gao Yushi by his side to teach in person, Gao Gong's disciples can be regarded as Gao Yushi's seniors, which is probably not a big problem in terms of the customs at this time.Of course, when Gao Yushi insisted on expressing it like this at such a young age, it was obviously meant as a compliment. After all, the "senior brothers" were all Jinshi who had passed the gold list, and they were the first-class talents in the world. But he hasn't even taken the test for a child student - in a strict sense, he is not even considered a "scholar" now, but because of his background, no one would think that he will not be a "scholar" in the future That's all.

"Probably." Gao Wushi replied with a flat expression.

Chen Ju was startled for a moment, then he realized it, and said to himself: "I'm being abrupt, the Gao family has a long history of education, and several generations of officials, this son is also a leader of the Gao family's children, and is even more valued by Mr. Gao Ge, so he personally takes care of him. For training, his heart is naturally very high, and it is not surprising that he looks down on Liang Xianzun, who was born in the top three."

In fact, it’s not that Gao Pragmatic doesn’t look down on Liang Wu’s ranking in the scientific examination—although Liang Xianzun is indeed only the 160th in the top three, which is close to the bottom of the entire gold list.But even the last Jinshi is still a Jinshi, an absolute elite who takes a subject every three years and only takes more than 300 people in the whole country.Gao Yushi's attitude is just to express: Young master, I am a prime minister, a county magistrate of a certain district in Liang, and if he calls me a junior, he will be a high-ranking me.

Of course, when he expresses this attitude, he does not mean that he really has such a strict concept of hierarchy—at any rate, he is a young man of the new era who was born in New China and grew up under the red flag. Let's talk about what's next.

(End of this chapter)